The Very Rich

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Product Information

Era:

Vintage; 1970s

Condition:

Very Good; some wear

Materials:

paper/cloth

Size:

11.25" L x 9" W x 1" H

Color/Finish:

white/multi

Why We Love This

The Very Rich: A History of Wealth by Joseph J. Thorndike, Jr. New York: American Heritage Publishers, 1976. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket. 344 pages. More than 300 illustrations in black white and color. Profiles the Rockefellers, Howard Hughes, Forbes, the Rothschilds, and J.P. Morgan. "Not a book of economics...but rich with stories of people in all ages... blessed, cursed, or possessed by huge fortunes..."

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For more than 20 years, MCME’s The Sophisticated Reader partners have collected and sold books on art, design and popular culture in antique stores, vintage markets and at rare book auctions. MCME specializes in sought-after antique and vintage hardcovers, paperbacks and magazines. We also curate private library installations. Experienced as interior designers and writers, we have been widely published in the entertainment and news media, and have appeared on Bravo's "Million Dollar Decorator."